Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

On the Ground• Restoration practices employed in semiarid sagebrush steppe of the North
American Intermountain West are typically based on objectives to restore habitat to mid-to …

We commonly use trait variation to characterize plant function within and among species
and understand how vegetation responds to the environment. Seedling emergence is an …

Native species that are abundant and persistent across disturbance‐succession cycles can
affect recovery and restoration of plant communities, especially in drylands. In the sagebrush …

Restoration in dryland ecosystems often has poor success due to low and variable water
availability, degraded soil conditions, and slow plant community recovery rates. Restoration …

Nonnative plant invasions can have devastating effects on native plant communities;
conversely, management efforts can have nontarget and deleterious impacts on desirable …

Calligonum mongolicum is a successful pioneer shrub to combat desertification, which is
widely used for vegetation restoration in the desert regions of northwest China. In order to …

Soil microorganisms, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and nitrogen fixing
bacteria, require better integration into ecological restoration programs as they might …

Improved knowledge of the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of tree
species in limestone forest is urgently required for species conservation. We examined the …

Climate forecasts and disturbance mapping increasingly inform strategies for ecological
restoration practices. Our study objectives were to understand how a postfire rehabilitation …